Dangerous Gems Series by Lesley Clark

It was supposed to be a fun adventure, not a meet and greet with the mob.VictoriaInterning for a party planner in Sicily sounded like an experience I couldn’t turn down. I didn’t realize it would be a dangerous one until it was too late, and I was entangled between two warring families.GiuseppeBeautiful. Innocent. Caught up in something she doesn't understand. She is mine, even if that means going up against the Family. Nobody will take her from me, no matter the cost.

In this game of life, I never know whether I am the pawn or the queen.Valentina: I always knew I wouldn’t choose my groom, but I’d never imagined I’d be given in marriage to the last man on earth I wanted. Matteo is the dark prince from my childhood, but I never wanted him to be my king.Matteo:From the time I was a boy, I’d known Valentina was mine. Her reluctance to unite our families does not matter. She’s always belonged to me, and It is time to bring her home... moreIn this game of life, I never know whether I am the pawn or the queen.Valentina: I always knew I wouldn’t choose my groom, but I’d never imagined I’d be given in marriage to the last man on earth I wanted. Matteo is the dark prince from my childhood, but I never wanted him to be my king.Matteo:From the time I was a boy, I’d known Valentina was mine. Her reluctance to unite our families does not matter. She’s always belonged to me, and It is time to bring her home.When enemies conspire to end our alliance before it can begin, I will do whatever it takes to claim my Queen.Originally published in Dark Vows. Story has been expanded and edited. less

I wanted to see the view from outside of my gilded cage, but I only traded one prison for another.MiaGrowing up in one of the most hated families in Sicily, I never knew what it was like to be free. I was only looking for one night, then he found me.SalvatoreShe thought she could sneak in, and I wouldn’t see her for who she was. She was wrong. Now that I’ve caught her, I’m never letting her go.Her family won’t give her up so easily, but Mia is mine and they will never get her back.